Deadline Day – Deal 9: Calgary-Anaheim Hilarity

Trade:

Anaheim gets: goaltender Curtis McElhinney

Calgary gets: goaltender Vesa Toskala

Analysis:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I mean… Apparently Mikka Kiprusoff needed/wanted a fellow Finnish friend to play goal with. These guys are both backups now but that doesn’t cut down on the hilarity of this in any way.

Deadline Day – Deal 4: Aaron Ward to Anaheim

Trade:

Carolina trades defenseman Aaron Ward to Anaheim for goalie Justin Pogge and a 4th Round Pick

Analysis:

Anaheim gets a tough defenseman with tons of playoff experience.  Carolina gets a minor league journeyman goaltender with unfulfilled potential and a draft pick for their trouble.

This trade could be more important for Anaheim if they make another move later today as is rumored they might do.